The Election Commission on Thursday, June 20, wrote to the chief electoral officers of poll-bound states and Union Territories, including Jammu and Kashmir, to complete the special summary revision (SSR) of the electoral roll by August 20, setting the stage for holding Assembly elections after that.
According to EC sources, the poll panel wrote to the state CEOs, including those of Haryana, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra, on Thursday initiating the process of updating the electoral roll. The publication of the final electoral roll would be done by August 20, as per the schedule, EC sources said. They added that the cut-off date for enrolling as an elector in these states and UT would be July 1.
The poll panel has also started the process for holding 47 by-polls that are due across the country, they said.
In addition to the SSR, the EC is holding training for officials of the poll-bound states in Delhi this week. While upholding the abrogation of Article 370, the Supreme Court had last year ordered the EC to hold Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections by September 30. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said earlier this month that the poll panel would start the process of conducting the elections “very soon”.
Source: The Indian Express